The Turka ( rus, Турка) is a river in the Republic of Buryatia,
Russian Federation
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. It is one of the rivers flowing into Lake Baikal, and is long, with a
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
of . The Turka is fast-flowing and is good for rafting.
Course
The Turka begins in the
Ikat Range
Ikat Range () is a mountain range in Buryatia, Russia. It runs in a parallel direction to the Baikal Rift. The range is named after two small rivers sharing the name "Ikat" which have their sources in opposite slopes of the range one is a tribut ...
at an elevation of , near where this range joins with the northern end of the
Ulan-Burgas
Ulan-Burgas (; , from ''улаан'' - "red", and ''бургааһан'', "small birch" or "shrub"),Turka village.
The main tributaries of the Turka are the Yambuy, Golonda, Ara-Khurtak, Uta, Urykta, Osinovka and Kotochik. Lake Kotokel lies southwest of the river mouth. The villages of Zolotoy Klyuch and Sobolikha are located by the Turka.Google Earth
See also
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List of rivers of Russia
Russia can be divided into a European and an Asian part. The dividing line is generally considered to be the Ural Mountains. The European part is drained into the Arctic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, and Caspian Sea. The Asian part is drain ...